#477dbb

Color #477dbb

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.03 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#477dbb

RGB

rgb(71, 125, 187)

HSL

hsl(212.1, 46%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.1, 62%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(62%, 33.2%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(51.37, 1.43, -37.92)

LCH

lch(51.37, 37.95, 272.16)

OKLCH

oklch(58.1%, 0.112, 253.13)

HWB

hwb(212.1, 27.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb8547

Analogous

#47b7bb

#477dbb

#4b47bb

Triadic

#477dbb

#bb477d

#7dbb47

Split-complementary

#477dbb

#bb4b47

#b7bb47

Tetradic

#477dbb

#8547bb

#bb8547

#7dbb47

Square

#477dbb

#bb47b7

#bb8547

#47bb4b

Shades

Color #477dbb mixed toward black.

#3a689d

#2e537e

#233e5e

#172a3f

#0c151f

Tints

Color #477dbb mixed toward white.

#6693c6

#84a8d2

#a3bedd

#c2d4e8

#e0e9f4

Tones

Color #477dbb mixed toward gray.

#517eb1

#5a7ea8

#647f9e

#6e8094

#77808b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6363af · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#605bab · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#4ba4a1 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #477dbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#477dbb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#477dbb (#477dbb) is rgb(71, 125, 187) in RGB.

No, #477dbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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